MINERAL SPECIMEN and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end Aug 18, 2016

Ends August 18, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

NEW FINDS mixed with OLD CLASSIC MINERAL SPECIMENS from museums and collections, flow into the most diverse auctions on the internet here...As always, this auction is filled with interesting mineral specimens both classic and contemporary - not just the standard "20 species," but an eclectic assortment of exciting pieces that appeal to a wide range of collectors, including superb Rare Species.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. OLD CLASSIC MINERALS ex. Paterson Musuem (NJ, USA) !
2. TOURMALINES from California, Madagascar, and Italy
3. RARE SPECIES
4. Rare, old, large Pennsylvania AMETHYST
5. Significant PLUMBOGUMMITE ps PYROMRPHITE from 2015 finds in China
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Titanite twins (classic locale)
Pfitsch pass, Zamser Grund, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
6.8 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Red gem Tourmaline (2011 find)
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper xls
Itauz Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
3.9 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (largest) (3 Pieces)
Jasper picture stone
Liuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China
25.5 x 15.1 x 6.5 cm
Orpiment
El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
4.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Polished Rhodochrosite stalactite slice
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
10.1 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm
Large Calcite (2 generations) Ross Lillie Coll.
Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
15.7 x 8.0 x 6.7 cm
"Star" Muscovite
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.8 x 7.5 x 4.6 cm
Polished Rhodonite slab (old classic)
Pajsberg, Persberg district, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
6.9 x 3.8 x 1.2 cm
Mimetite (Meieran Coll.)
8th Level, El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.5 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Iridescent Jamesonite (RARE Arkansas!) Michael Howard Coll.
American Star Mine (May Mines), Gillham, Sevier Co., Arkansas
3.3 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Baryte (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Epidote "fan" (Soregaroli Coll.)
Pampa Blanca, Ica Department, Peru
7.2 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.9 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Lithiophilite (Type Locality - old)
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
7.2 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Calcite (RARE Alaska - fluorescent) Tom Wolfe Calcite Coll.
Lower Tonsina, Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska
8.1 x 4.9 x 3.9 cm
Neptunite w/ Natrolite
San Benito County, California
7.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Anglesite (rare for Tsumeb)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
9.9 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Bornite ore (rare for Bisbee)
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
6.0 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Amethyst w/ Quartz, Drusy Quartz & Epidote
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Veracruz, Mexico
8.9 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Kidwellite & Cyrilovite (rare phosphates) South Australian Musuem
Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia
11.1 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm
Anhydrite (classic locale)
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.4 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm
Doubly terminated Sapphire xls (24.42 carats)
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
2.1 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Bornite (rare xls from Butte) Vajdak & Feist Coll.
Steward Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Large Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!)
Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru
15.0 x 4.9 x 4.2 cm
Gem Tourmaline (classic locale) Soregaroli Coll.
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Scolecite (old classic & rare locale) - Paterson Museum
Berufjordur, Suour-Mulasysla, Iceland
13.6 x 9.5 x 8.1 cm
Elbaite Tourmaline (circa 1800's, Type Locality) Trimingham Coll.
Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.5 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm
Sphalerite w/ Chalcopyrite (excellent - classic locale) Feist Coll.
Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee Co., Kansas
6.3 x 5.0 x 2.8 cm
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